Discussions By Condition: Multiple Sclerosis

Does This Sound Like Ms

HiFor A Year Now Ive Been Suffering With Different Symptoms The First One I Remember Was This Tight Sqeezing Feeling All The Way Aroung My Upper Abdomen Into My Back All Bloods Were Normal And This Went On Every Day For A Couple Of Months, The Next Symptoms I Had Was Very Sore Skin Around Lower Abdo And Back It Felt Like I Was On Fire But Again All Blood Tests Neg Next Started The Vertigo Especially At Night Time I Would Awake To The Room Spinning Around This Sometimes Lasted For Around 45 Mins Again Went Docs And Was Ytold Had Inner Ear Problem (probably) I Have Had This On And Off Now For About Six Months...and Now For The Last Month I Have Been Having Pins And Needles And Burning In Hands Feet Ang Legs I Also Have Started To Get Restless Leg Syndrome Ang Fatigue Around Afternoon Time...today I Noticed A Mild Pain In My Left Eye Its Not Too Bothersome But I Also Feel As If Something Is In There Although There Isnt ...sorry Forgot To Mention My Weak Right Arm Sometimes I Lose All Strentgh In It And I Cannot Grip Things Properly My Speach Is Also Starting To Get Muddled I Keep Saying My Sentences The Wrong Way Round No Matter How Hard I Try It Just Doesnt Come Out Right...my Bowel Is Not Working Right At Mo Either Doc Suspects Ibs ..im Very Frustated Especially As All My Bloods Have Always Come Back Normal..i Have Read Some Info On Ms And Was Just Wondering...any Advice Please.....thankyou

Hello,Your symtoms sound very much like mine, and I was recently diagnosed with MS. My blood tests were normal too but the problem is that if it is mutiple sclerosis, basic blood work will not likely reveal MS. The best diagnostic tests to confirm MS are MRI's of your cervical, thoracic, lumbar spine and brain. Also a test called a visual evoked potential and a spinal tap. You should go to a neurologist who specializes in MS and get these tests done. I was told for 10 years that I had fibromyalgia and believe me, there are numerous incompetent physicians. Many blow you off and you begin to think it is all in your head. Many physicians have no idea what to call the symptoms, so they tell you that it is fibromyalgia. Don't believe it! Go to a university hospital and ask for the chief neurologist and make sure he specializes in MS. Do your homework too - read about this disease as much as you can so that you can ask the right questions. My prayers are with anyone out there who has been suffering because of misdiagnosis. Don't give up until you get the answers you want.